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Iraq Issues Statement on the Persecution of Assyrians in Baghdad
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(AINA) -- The Iraqi government issued the following statement on the situation of the Christian Assyrian (also known as Chaldean and Syriac) community in Dora (AINA 5-21-2007, 5-18-2007, 5-18-2007), which has come under attack from Muslim extremists in the past 30 days.


Republic of Iraq
Spokesman for Iraqi government

May 22, 2007

The official spokesman of the Iraqi government declared the following:

The Iraqi Cabinet addressed the issue of threats and expulsions of Christian families in Baghdad by terrorist groups. The Cabinet expressed its full support to provide all necessary assistance needed to protect them, and provide any assistance to face this threat that is rejected by our orthodox Islamic religion and the forgiving Iraqi society, between all of its components -- especially the relationship with our Christian brothers.

The Arabic statement follows:

جمهــــــورية العراق النـــاطق الــــــرسمي للحكــــومة العراقيــــة

التاريخ: 22/5/2007

صرّح الناطق الرسمي للحكومة العراقية مايأتي:

ناقش مجلس الوزراء موضوع تهديد وتهجير العوائل المسيحية في بغداد من قبل المجموعات الارهابية وابدى المجلس وقوفه الكامل لتقديم كل الدعم والمساندة اللازمة لحمايتهم وتقديم كل اشكال المساعدة من اجل مواجهة هذا التهديد الذي يرفضه ديننا الاسلامي الحنيف ومجتمعنا العراقي المتسامح بين كل مكوناته وخصوصاً العلاقة مع الاخوة المسيحيين.

Translation by AINA



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